Emily was just a REBOUND and deserved so much better than VICTOR in **CORPSE BRIDE**!!! 

Now, I understand how most people don’t like Victoria and that Victor should have ended up with Emily. But here’s the thing, the way I interpreted Victor’s and Victoria’s relationship was despite knowing each other for literally a day and literally marrying on the same day, they did try to get to know one another. When both of them describe each other’s life’s, you can tell that their families are really strict and want them to act a certain way and would do anything to look proper in front of the society. Victor and Victoria don’t really care for that, instead of business, they want to marry in love or at least marry to someone they see a future with. The fact that both know what’s it’s like being locked away and restricted to many things, they find comfort in each other’s loneliness and solitude. I like the fact that Victoria finds Victors clumsiness and shyness endearing, while also later risks her safety and status to ask for help and make sure he was safe. And Victor finds himself shy around Victoria but finds her easy to talk to. And later does everything he can to get back to her. And although Victor only wanted to marry Emily cause Victoria wasn’t available. He also did it because he was heartbroken to think that Victoria simply moved on and didn’t see himself living anymore, so in a way, marrying was basically like suicide. And Victoria was in shock and basically an empty shell without Victor. And as much as Emily deserved better 😢, Victor was just not right for her, and she wasn’t right for him. From the moment they met, Emily was just trying too hard for him to like her, so while he was in shock of what was happening around him, she showered him with gifts and affection that sadly couldn’t be given right back at her. And although Victor shouldn’t have used her, Emily did use him too, to fill that emptiness and hurt she felt when her ex abandoned her for dead. She was a sweet and kind girl who just wanted to be loved but couldn’t be loved back not matter how hard she tried (now I’m crying!!!😭) and although probably wouldn’t mind marrying Emily, he just didn’t see a future with her. Not the way he sees with Victoria. Victor and Victoria just clicked, Victor and Emily sadly couldn’t, that’s why Emily let him go, so he can be with someone he can live with. NO HATE! For any of those characters just wanted to share an interpretation. Also sorry for the long essay and thank you for sticking to the end.

The stop motion in this movie was so flawless that people thought Tim used CG, so with his next movie Frankenweenie he intentionally made the stop motion look choppier so no one would think that

It's a Gothic horror story directed by Tim Burton with half its scenes taking place in an Underworld, it totally counts for Halloween! I watched it as much as you do for Halloween as well when I was little. 😉💀👻

Another thing worth mentioning is that Barkis was intent on killing Victoria just like he did Emily. ("You have only to suffer this union till death do us part. And that will come sooner than you think.") So if he had succeeded and Emily allowed Victor to drink the poison, they pretty much would have been back on square one. Not to mention it would make Emily unlikable and not learn anything about letting go and moving on. That's the funny thing when it comes to love triangles though. People always ship the leads with the more interesting character without thinking about the context. Same thing with Phantom of the Opera. People want Christine to be with Erik because he's a tragic figure. And while he is sympathetic, he's still a murderer and pretty much acted like a creepy stalker towards Christine.

To be fair, Victor said the proposal was a mistake right from the start and when he met with Victoria again, he made it clear Emily was the other women, but she wouldn't listen. Like she deserved better in general, but it's got nothing to do with Victor. After all, she was already dead and he was not. I still love your reaction and the movie is one of my favorites 😁

I agree! I think Victoria is the best choice for Victor as well. They may not know each other very well yet, there was an instant connection. And, y’know, Victor doesn’t have to die to marry Victoria. I also think Victoria is pretty defiant for a woman in her position. She rolls her eyes when quoting her mother’s teachings and she tried to hack her way out of her room to find Victor. I think there’s more to her than what’s shown in the movie.

FUN FACT! here in México we have our own corpse bride story. Her name is "pascualita", a young woman from the 50s who died on the altar, her mother owned a dress shop and after her death a new manikin was added to the store, she looked exactly like la pascualita. Today it is still in the store and people still believes the manikin is the embalmed body of la pascualita, the workers treat it like its a real person and people says they have seen it moving or even granting wishes and miracles

Emily was not “just a rebound.“ She was someone, I believe, whom Victor genuinely liked (as a friend), cared about, and felt compassion for. No he was not _in love with_ her; but when he agreed to stay, it was *not* about him trying to make himself feel better in an attempt to get over Victoria. His own hopes were gone, there was nothing left for him to get back to; so he was attempting to at least extend a kindness to someone who had been deeply hurt and badly wronged. And he was fully prepared to stand by his word, even if it meant giving up an unexpected second chance to wed the girl of his dreams. -Yes, Emily deserved better than to be someone’s ‘sympathy bid’ (so to speak). But Victor was doing- and _would have_ done- the best he could by her. …That is no small thing. I agree though, that Victoria is the better match. In temperament, outlook, and personality, she and Victor are much more alike; counterparts, soulmates. Emily ideally would have done better with someone as vivacious and lively as herself.

Fun fact: this movies stop motion animation is so good, people were convinced it was actually CGI. Which Tim Burton wasn't happy about, because he's proud of the art of stop motion, so when he made Frankenweenie, he really held back on it so they could tell it was stop motion.

Noticing that you and Emily are twinning with the curly blue hair! This is personally my favorite Tim Burton film, but I do feel like if Victor hadn't met Emily, he wouldn't have grown as a character and found the confidence to naturally fall for Victoria. Not to mention Emily also had him reunite with his dead dog.

I just wanted Emily to have had gotten married even in the afterlife but her passing on was an amazing thing. She was at peace.

In a lot of ways this film show's the dangers of extremism in relationships, going too far in one direction or the other can result in equally unpleasant circumstances. Emily represents one end of this spectrum and Victoria the other. I mean think about it...why DIDN'T Victor stick around after the rehearsal? He literally ran away, he escaped the church and went wandering in the woods. In his wandering, he is able to verbalize his fantasies, in which he has a much higher degree of control over his engagement and relationship with the people around him. He recites his vows perfectly (something he wasn't able to do in front of other people) and places a real wedding ring on a real (albeit dead) finger. He's only able to do this away from society (or at least the hyper-conservative society he lives in) and finds freedom in his escapism. Problem is, he is accosted by a dead woman claiming to be his wife. It's almost as if the fates are saying "Ok, you want to throw caution to the wind and abandon your life because things didn't go according to plan? How about THIS curveball?" He essentially curses himself, betrothed or affianced to a corpse, all because he didn't see the big picture of his situation. And what big picture is that? Well...he couldn't see beyond his wedding day, for some reason. He didn't see this beautiful woman who was obviously into him and shared some interests and was clearly fond of the idea of marrying him...all he could see was what the people around him expected him to do. Now, not to put it too bluntly, but his in-laws? They wouldn't be around much longer after the wedding. His parents? He's financially set and he inherits a business to manage. Long term, he and Victoria would have a life together that would be filled with love (or at the very least good companionship), a life that was financially viable, comfortable and private. Emily, on the other hand, represents what Victor THOUGHT he wanted...freedom, escapism, passion, romance and unfettered frivolity. She's very attractive for a dead woman, which was part of the point, I think...what better way to make death look attractive than to dangle Emily like a carrot in front of Victor? Her innate sexuality is evident throughout the film, kind of a virgin-whore complex made all the more tragic by the fact that she died in her wedding dress but BEFORE her wedding night. It is very possible that Emily died never knowing the touch of a man, which might have added to her curse...she was denied her consummation. She represents the life Victor THINKS he wants, or at least an approximation of it. The life he could have with her (afterlife?) would be full of drink, music, parties, fascinating creatures, his dog, freaking COLOR...all the things Emily probably thought would be a part of HER married life after her elopement with Barkis. HER curse was also self-inflicted, running off with someone she barely knew and trusting her escapist desire over caution and common sense. It may not have mattered who put a ring on her finger in the woods...it could have been anyone, so long as she escaped the limbo of her bad choices. Luckily, her line near the end about "you set me free" is true of most people in loving relationships, even if it's in relationships with themselves. Emily finds closure in learning what happened to her, and in letting Victor go, she finds peace and is able to move on. Victor will not repeat the same mistakes Emily made and Victoria will not let herself become her parents, mostly because she seized at least SOME agency through the film in trying to figure out what happened to Victor. Ultimately, the ultra-rigid methods of conservative living make you WISH you were dead, but BEING dead has it's limitations as well. Victor and Victoria find their balance between the two by finding balance in each other. I think Emily got a raw deal, sure...but she escaped, in her own way. Great vid! What's next?

As cute as Emily and Victor were I couldn’t ship them cause I knew Victor felt bad for her and was already excited to marry Victoria

16:49 Not really a big deal, but another reason Victoria's wedding cake was so small was because sugar was expensive for EVERYONE. And the Everglot family (Victoria's family) was, like you said, already destitute/poor, so being able to afford the sugar for that cake (which was also frosted, and frosting is just sugar and butter) is pretty miraculous in itself. (Which also makes me sad because Victoria deserved better than how her family treated her!)

I never knew it was unpopular to ship Victor and Victoria. I wouldn't say Emily is delusional but longing like ghost do. She wanted Victor for what he represents, a groom. She knows it's not true but longs for it just the same. The vows don't say much in terms of love but to remain a constant. So to me, Emily wanted Victor to stay more than she wanted his love. Compare to her last groom who left her for dead.

Wow, it really seems to be a theme of Helena Bonham Carter playing the unrequited love interest of Johnny Depp's character. It happened here, it happened in Sweeney Todd and I think it happened in Dark Shadows. They're either playing enemies or unrequited love interests lol. I kinda want them to play actual love interests in something. I miss them doing Tim Burton movies together. I hope it happens again someday. Slight related note, I'd love to see you react to another Tim Burton classic that I think fits the Halloween theme, Beetlejuice! Such an iconic movie! Mostly because Michael Keaton (Betelgeuse yes that's how his name is spelled) is my favorite actor and again, it's Tim Burton!

I agree with your thoughts on Victora/Victoria. The more I think about it, I don't think there should be a competition between Victoria and Emily. It's not about who's prettier or cooler, because they're both great in their own right and deserve the best. Emily didn't deserve what happened to her, but what brought her happiness in the end wasn't finding a man or "winning" against Victoria; it was her own journey of finding peace.

Emily knew that Victor wanted to be with Victoria, that's why she left. And also the butterflies are a symbol that basically means she's still here, just in "spirit form." Something told me that she probably shipped it from the start despite being in love with Victor.💙 Anyways, how about you try another Tim Burton film, Ms. Phan? It's called Frankenweenie. It's a bit sad, just like this one, but it gets more heartwarming at the end.💗☺️ Have a wonderful evening!😁

Personally, I like Victoria more than Emily. Not just for Victor but I just like who Victoria is. I like how much she cares, she's so sweet. Not that I don't like Emily or anything, I just personally like Victoria more. XD though I do think their names being that close is super weird, almost like siblings.

The male version of the name Sophia is actually sophist. Also I love the color of your hair you look stunning as always. Another example of your opinion of Victor and Emily and Victor and Victoria is the movie Les Mis where eponine is in love with Marius but Marius only sees her as a friend and he's in love with Cosette and their love is mutual. You can't force yourself to love someone

My grandma and grandpa had the "same" name too, which I think was a cute coincidence. I think back in the day people were less experimental with name giving, resulting in less variety of names. Now, if I had a bf with the male version of my own name, I would find it absolutely hilarious.

Emily is a recent death. I'd say probably about 5-10 years ago based on how old Barkhus looked.

Wow, those blue curls look so dramatic! It's a work of art

This movie reminds me of every 2005-2015 movie where every protagonist had the two romantic interests orbiting her/him except this movie actually made it compelling somewhat. It's obviously doomed for Emily but she's a good enough character you almost root for her even though that'd mean Victor would have to die for it to happen. I wouldn't be surprised if that had happened since they show Mayhew crossing over into the world of the dead pretty seamlessly when he died. He didn't seem bothered at all.

I think people who like Emily and Victor do have to admit that it’s unfair to be mad at Victor for not loving Emily. He was already in love with someone else and was trying to do all he could to be someone worthy of marrying her and doing all he could to get back to her and be with her. He’s not a bad person in regard to that with Emily given the fact that she technically kidnapped him and tried to keep him in the land of the living against his will. Emily herself is not a bad person either. She was done absolutely dirty and the misunderstanding with the ring didn’t help. She definitely deserved WAY better.

I was obsessed with this movie as a child and I never knew people wanted endgame Victor/Emily until I was in my late teens. Victor and Victoria wanted to be together, it was as simple as that. As an introvert I was always more drawn to Victoria and Victor than Emily, I actually remember not liking her at first because she was really forcing herself on Victor despite him clearly not being into her. SWEETHEART HE'S JUST NOT INTO YOU. I think a major reason people like Emily and root for her is projection, we've all been through a similar situation and we feel for her and we want her to get her happy ending because that's what we wanted for ourselves too. I tolerate no Victoria slander, she's a queen.

I love how you can see both characters grow. Victor comes to love Emily for who she is and accepts the proposal-- and Emily comes to terms with the situation they're in and doesn't want Victoria to suffer like she did and with that she finds eternal peace. They certainly aren't for each other, but they both developed as people as they bonded. I do wish Victoria got a bit more characterization to really make the ending feel more impactful.

You're right about the annulment thing (being a recognition that an attempted marriage is invalid/doesn't exist). For a marriage to be valid, both parties must be willing and disclose important information to one another in order to make a good decision. In Catholic circles, parishes still have someone ask the bride and groom if they are being coerced in any way. But yeah, the underworld guy was right too about the whole... being dead thing. It's a contract that requires life and ends with death. Sacraments are for the living.

One of my favorite childhood movies

I love everything about this movie. Honestly this movie and frankenweenie are really good movies that are in this style🥺

What I want to know is how does emily know Victor's name, if you think about it he never says his name at all.

When I first watched this movie back in early 2000s, I didn't really like Victoria, but several years later, I kinda do like Victor and Victoria. It's like..yeah, they just met and at first it was not even their choice, but whenever they start to have conversation I can see why they can fall for each other. Emily is quite vibrant, bubbly at some times, which feels like she has more character, but for Victor, I think Emily is a bit..too much? Not because she's a corpse, but Victor and Victoria just feels similar, they're both shy, very introverted, also have some common especially growing up with very strict parents. Of course Emily is more talented, fun to talk to, but for the life partner, I think Victor was meant to be Victoria and honestly, I really like Victoria's character too. She doesn't have that much screen time but she is also very brave like Emily, she'll do anything to save Victor, but also have the sweetness to it. Also it would've been very weird if Victor end up marrying Emily because THAT is necrophilia right there.

In some mythology, blue butterflies are a symbol of the afterlife, the dead guiding the living, and in some cases rebirth. 🦋

Normal wine doesnt have enough alcohol to burn. At a normalish room temperature it needs close to 50% vol.

I just rewatched this one lately. I'd say this is the most beautiful looking movie of all time.

HEAVY on the unpopular opinion, people just don’t get the point of the movie. It was to free Emily from her past grief 🤷🏾‍♀️ and victor didn’t even like her like that. So I liked Victor more with Victoria

18:38 Oh, Emily's eyes aren't glittery (although I agree that her eyes look pretty when they're sparkling.) They were just tearing up because she's heartbroken about Victor's decision to die just so he can marry her because he's given up on Victoria... in other words, she loves him and she knows he cares about her, but she also knows she was second choice. So the best thing she can do for him is to let him go.

Sophia trying to hit the low notes never fails to bring me joy haha

18:37 im not sure if thats what you mean, with the rim of her eyes being very glittery? but im almost certain that the shimmer under her eyes is because emily was crying during her wedding.....

I think I remember from behind the scenes that Emily was dead for close to 9 years.

idk if it exists in English or not but the male version of the name Sophia in greek is sophianos (its a very rare name tho)

And Kubo and the two strings. That’s also a Laika classic

Danny Elfman sang for Bonejangles. They spent a long time trying to find someone, but no one was perfect, so Danny just went, "Fuck it, I'll do it."

Honestly, I also preferred Victor and Victoria better, and for the same reason you mentioned, too! He was happier with Victoria, and I do hate coming at Emily like this, but even in real life, I do also like seeing people being with someone that they're happy with! Sorry, Emily! But I gotta give it to Victoria for making Victor more happier!

16:08 I actually liked this deleted song that was cut out from the final cut of the movie where Victor sings about losing Victoria and accepting that he belongs in the world of the dead before this scene and it better explains as to why he decided to finally marry Emily during the end half. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1L4pLIpFeAM.html

the awkward pause between "they had to put 'posh accent'... *innit"* had me rolling

Many or most female names are based off male names xD Kinda weird when you think about it(even when I also get surprised at times).

I still want a backstory of Emily and how it all happened because the evil man is still alive so I can imagine Emily was killed a few years before the events of Victor’s story

There's so much I'd want to say about this movie. It is my favourite Tim Burton movie by far and I sometimes cannot describe my love for it.

And Laika also did "Kubo and the Two Strings," which is the only Laika film that I've ever watched cause the others are too creepy for me. Victor's Mother (to me) looks a little like Aunt Sponge in the book "James and the Giant Peach." Don't know if this was intentional, but the butler at 1:59 looks like a penguin, more specifically THE Penguin from "Batman Returns," which would make sense if that was intentional because Tim Burton directed that film.

Corpse bride is one of my favorite movies. I wish this movie was disney so they would sell corpse bride at disneyland.

This movie is sooo good, I don’t know why I never realized it had songs until you started singing lol. I need to rewatch the movie now 😂

this is one of my favorites movies ever, i love your channel!

0:50 Danny Elfman will always be my favorite movie composer! 😎

your hair is literally so gorgeous omg

There is no male version of Sofia because it's not a "name" exactly. As I'm sure you know, it is a greek word that means wisdom, and along with other words, such as "Agapi" that translates to "love" or "Irene" that means "peace", we use them as names.

It is weird they both have the same name, though I've met many married couples with similar names, or Jack & Jill type names. XD It's sooooo weird! But I agree, I prefer Victoria and Victor together. There was definitely a friendship bonding between him and Emily, but I never really saw it as romantic in nature.

It was the singing-along for me and it actually sounded good af😂

While not my favorite Burton, I do enjoy the Memento Mori/Danse Macabre vibes. And some of the obscure caricature that Laika throws in are a lot of fun, like the Peter Lorre worm.

i love emily so much like SO MUCH. adore her.

I watched this movie for the first time a couple days ago and I absolutely fell in love with it. I actually have a drawing of Emily tapped on my trick or treat bag this Halloween. So glad you watched this movie, it is an absolute masterpiece! I love your videos. ❤️

14:14 We have a word for that. It’s called “friendship.” 😎 And no, internet. That doesn’t mean one of them is getting “played” and it doesn’t mean one isn’t “good enough” for the other! 😑

I mean Emily’s got it going on, she’s just dead 😂

i remember when i was younger i was scared of the movie not of fear but because i thought the corpse lady was super hot and thought like shes supposed to be dead it was wrong. 🤣🤣

I love that you have Emily's hairstyle 🥰

omg you HAVE to watch/rewatch Nightmare Before Christmas! Definitely fits the collection of stop motion horror like Coraline and ParaNorman

That movie was like a soap opera

So fun fact the dvd has a version of the movie that’s nothing but the soundtrack and none of the dialogue.

Love this movie! & also your hair looks so good!

1:30 Interesting!🤔 When I think of old England, the color that immediately comes to my mind is brown. Could be because I grew up with The Great Mouse Detective. 😎 You should watch that if you haven’t! It’s criminally underrated!

I just rewatched this! ❤

12:09 this song is my favorite song from the whole movie

the coolest tattoo ive ever seen

I just fucking love your hair. Gosh 😩! I kinda wish Emily met someone, but I also love some bittersweet endings so. Turning into butterflies was still nice 🥲

Victor was the embodiment of "right place, right time" in this movie. First, he was right there for Victoria's parents to quickly marry off to keep their lifestyle, then he happens to be practicing his vows in the spot Emily is and brings her back to life. Frankly they were both too good for Victor (though fair enough, Victor and Victoria did click and should have ended up together).

5:14 Skeletons have been dead for a while. Corpses died more recently. Emily is in limbo.

i watched it the first time last year and enjoyed it

9:11 Agreed 100%! 😅 On the one hand, you want to admire their persistence. But, at the end of the day, they need a serious reality-check.

I was Emily for Halloween one year. I love this movie so much

When I first watched this movie, the people who where still alive scared me. Didn't mind the dead people.....besides the spider. Was not a fan of the spider. But I will say this is my favorite movie :)

Happy Spooktober month all you ghouls and goblins out there. Stay safe in the streets, no tricks just treats. - Corpse Bride leaves out till death do us part. - Everyone let to the doting new couple have their time. - Meanwhile Im just gonna put it out there dont need the special effects Sophia's voice already gives me.. (not butterflies)

It's only alcohol spirits which make fires worse, things like wine or beer will put fires out

On the wine dowsing that small fire: Wine dose not have an especially high alcohol content and even if it was rubbing alcohol thrown on a small flame (It would need to be proportionally a LOT of rubbing alcohol to flame ratio) it would still put out the fire. In order for it to be ignited it would need to be ether in a very thin liquid layer and would need to have a large portion of it becoming gaseous or it would just need to be gas with maybe some air born liquid particles. It's a matter of energy. Liquid most of the time must be energized into boiling (the point at which it becomes gas) and then must be energized further (a heat source or another compound must be introduced) in order for the substance to ignite into a flame or explosions.

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Nightmare is unparalleled. I mean, it's just not possible that this could have lived up to the hupe but I did like it. I was in college in 2005. I was toying with the idea of getting a tattoo of one of those pretty blue moths on my ankle but never did. Your hair is so vibrant! And longer than it was not too long ago, unless I'm trippin lol You could do an Emily cosplay with that hair 💙💀

Emily and Victor were never properly married in the first place, no priest, no witnesses, nothing. Poor dude was just kidnapped.

OMG I CANT! I’m literally scared of butterflies for the same reason. That SpongeBob episode messed me up

lolol i know exactly which spongebob episode it is with the butterfly but its one of my fav episodes XD

Love this movie, loved this reaction.

9:44 you did NOT just call my homie Victor boring

the ending was perfect especially for Victoria and victor but the Emily x victor Halloween costumes are so cute I will admit that

I love this video i'm a fan. Hi Sophia!👋

18:38 ...honey she cryin

That name was so popular at the time and their parents are so obsessed with fitting in that it makes sense both couples just chose the same name 🤣🤣🤣 Also Tim is OBSESSED with the name Victor so there's that too

5:33 A very good point! 🤔

you should watch Frankenweenie. there’s a girl in that that has eyes like Victoria x10 lol

This is one of my favorite movies and I rewatched it recently and I started to question all the same things you did about when Emily died and wouldn't people in the town recognize Barkis. So as I watched I did some googling and found that Emily died at age 19 the same age as Victor and Victoria and Barkis is 41 so 22 years have passed since Emily's death. Emily would have been decomposed by then not preserved as well as she is. I studied forensic anthropology in college. I think the movie is just meant to be enjoyed instead of looking closely at all of the inconsistent details. I still love the movie even though some things don't make sense. Great reaction video and I love your blue hair. I hope you are doing well and I hope you have a wonderful day.

"Victor and Victoria are like plain toast. Dry and boring, and they deserve each other." LKASJSDF 😂

Emily, Victoria, Sophia YES

Sophia's hair is similar to Emily's